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11873_02 Study D2: Poverty, Informal Sector, Health and Labour
3.2. Policies
As it was realized, ERSAP might have negative effects on low-income
groups; many recent policies have been designed and implemented to assist
the poor. Both the government and NGO’s are considered the major players
in poverty alleviation in Egypt.
Major Government Policies:
Poverty Alleviation policies are conducted through the following ministries
and agencies:
i. Social Fund for Development (SFD)
SFD was established in 1992 as a result of the Structural Adjustment
Program that was signed between the Egyptian Government and the
World Bank. The SFD has five major programs:
- The Enterprise Development Program, which aims on creating longterm
employment opportunities through technical or credit assistance,
concentrating on new projects and newly unemployed graduates.
- The Public Works Program, supports labor-intensive public works
projects in the poor and high unemployment governorates
- The Community Development Program, aims to improve social
services and productive activities in low income areas.
- The Employment and Retraining Program, provides assistance to
public sector workers who are displaced, and offers training for new
graduates.
- The Institutional Development Program, which aims to enforce the
administrative and technical capacities of the SFD.
Both of the second and the third programs achieved good records in
reducing poverty.
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